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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Styron's first dream in many months?
(a) A flute, a wild goose, and a dancing girl.
(b) His wife leaving him.
(c) A demon, a fire, and his own death.
(d) A flock of Canadian geese.

2. Why does Styron think of his mother as he listens to the music?
(a) It spoke of a lady like her.
(b) He had heard her sing it.
(c) She played it on the piano.
(d) It was played at her funeral.

3. What does Styron's psychiatrist do that sends him into a deep depression?
(a) Tells him to leave his wife if he wanted to get better.
(b) Tells him he was never going to recover.
(c) Tells him he would have to wait ten days before starting his new medicine, and then it would take 6-8 weeks to work.
(d) Puts him in the hospital.

4. Why are late afternoons so distressing to Styron?
(a) He suffers from panic and anxiety.
(b) He gets sleepy and couldn't work.
(c) He has to go to his doctor every afternoon.
(d) He takes naps and had nightmares during the nap.

5. What famous poet does Styron name as an example of excellent works by a depressed person?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Emily Bronte.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phenomenon in which young victims of loss harbor guilt and rage for their entire lives?

2. What does he think about art therapy?

3. What does the doctor tell Styron about his medicine, Halcion, and its dosage?

4. What is the hardest piece of writing Styron attempted during his depression?

5. What does Styron do about his physical disabilities?

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